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400 Years of Dhaka

Two-year celebrations begin

Staff Correspondent
People have built their homes on the moon, girls are flying in the sky and children are playing with the stars -- all these are seen in a picture painted by Tania, a student of class six at Viqarunnisa Noon School and College.
"The Dhaka city is choked with traffic and pollution so alarmingly that we will have to move to the sky and build out homes there," she said while talking about her picture.
She drew the picture during a painting competition organised by the 'Citizens' Committee to Celebrate 400 years of Dhaka' yesterday.
Like Tania, around 750 students from 35 schools took part in the painting competition titled 'PIW,’hc at J
Bangladesh-China fj.ieijdship , Conference Centre ‘(BCFCCriri the city.
A number of children drew rural scenes that gave the impression
that they are tired of living in this city that has been losing its grandeur and traditions.
The Citizens' Committee also inaugurated a two-year programme titled 'Dhaka My Dhaka' yesterday to celebrate 400 years of Dhaka city. The painting competition was part of the celebrations.
Begum Rabeya Khatun, a 93-year-old city resident, along with children launched the celebrations by releasing balloons and pigeons.
"Those were the days! Parents did not allow us to get out of home. Yet, 1 and my friends used to go to river Buriganga to take a bath at noon without informing them. Can today's children think of going to the Buriganga for a bath, which has become polluted, stinky and nar-
horn .brought up in Faridabad area.
The committee also honoured some senior residents of Dhaka city, including Rabeya Khatun,
Syed Taki Muhammad Buddan, Pranesh Samaddar and Dr Sharfuddin, at a programme in the evening.
With the slogan "We will save Buriganga as it is the lifeline of Dhaka', the committee will hold national and international seminars on the issue during the two-year celebrations.
Other programmes include painting and photo exhibition, month-long Dhaka fair, book fair, food fair, film and theatre show, inter-school and inter-college cultural competition, debate competition and tree plantation.
President of the Citizens' Committee Prof Kabir Chowdhury, Lt Col (retd) Q Sazzad A Zahir Bir Pronk. Dr Ali Asgar, former adviser to the caretaker government Sultana Kamal, senior journalist ,famal Lohap|t enggieer ,Sheikh Muhammad r^iahiduJ/jth, artist Murtaza Bashir, Dr Sharif Uddin Ahmed and Prof Zillur Rahman Siddiqui attended the inaugural ceremony.